Colorado looks to re-establish passenger rail line into the mountains

Helen H. Richardson, The Denver Post
Conductor Robert Doney radios for the crew to prepare to shut the train doors to depart Winter Park after dropping off skiers and snowboarders riding the Amtrak Winter Park Resort Ski Train in this 2014 file photo.

By Michael Braithwaite | michaeljbrait@gmail.com

PUBLISHED: October 24, 2023 at 1:03 PM MDT | UPDATED: October 24, 2023 at 4:14 PM MDT

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The 191-mile rail line would operate along the existing Union Pacific route and would pass through the towns of Steamboat Springs and Hayden, among others.

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